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Smoke in the cockpit of an aircraft at Glasgow-International Airport, passengers evacuated

Glasgow, United Kingdom - Some flights diverted to Edinburgh

An aircraft operated by the English company Jet2, Flight LS177, was evacuated in the morning of Friday 19 October 2012 on the runway of Glasgow International Airport, because of the presence of smoke in the cockpit. The aircraft, a Boeing 737/800, was on the runway at 7:40 am local time, ready to depart bound for Alicante (Spain), when the captain ordered the evacuation: on board there were almost...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1146542
Rome, Italy, 10/19/2012 10:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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